The Double Edged

UV 3645/10000. The Double Edged Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. Hosea 14 v 9 The word of God and indeed, the leadership of God is double-edged. It implies that the same word, that can be a source of blessing for one due to his trust and obedience of that word, will be a source of pain and suffering for the one who does not trust and obey, who chooses to rebel or disregard it. Hence, Christ Himself is called in the word as the cause for blessing and salvation for many but also a stumbling block for the one who disbelieves and rebels. The wise and discerning will realize these things, according to the uni-verse, and knowing that only the ways of the Lord are absolutely right, walk in them. The wise count the cost of belief and obedience against the cost of disobedience and disbelief and choose the former as the better way to live, the best way to live, the only way to live. The wise surrender the option to disbelieve and disobey or rebel. Every step we take in our lives we should check against the plumb line of the word, if it is right in the eyes of the Lord. If we do not, we are akin to the dumb, the beasts of the wild that live according to instinct. The word says that if we do not have the wisdom to understand these things clearly, we can ask the Holy Spirit, we can ask for wisdom and understanding. We need to understand the very purpose of life is God-realization. Jesus is our sufficient bridge to realize God in our lives. We cannot afford to be double minded or doubtful about the way of God to God- Jesus. When we are spiritually wise and discerning, we receive a double portion of anointing, a double portion of blessings, a portion for our lifetime on earth and a portion of eternal blessings in the hereafter. Though we stumble and fall seven times, we will rise on the wings the Lord provides us in faith. The book of Hosea reiterates that “For want of knowledge, lives are destroyed.” This knowledge is not the knowledge of man that causes us to rebel and stumble against God. This knowledge are the double edges of the sword of the Spirit. It cuts our flesh but liberates our spirit.